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Norwegian Cruise Line headquarters in Miami-Dade County taking coronavirus precautions

Employees having temperature taken before entering workplace

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ Norwegian Cruise Line is taking precautions in South Florida over coronavirus outbreak concerns.

At the cruise line's corporate headquarters in Northwest Miami-Dade County, the company is taking precautions that have been seen at a growing number of places of employment.

The new protocol is in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The novel virus spotlighting the cruise industry after multiple Broward County cases were traced to Port Everglades, and the U.S. State Department advising against cruise travel.

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Tuesday morning at Norwegian headquarters, employees had their temperature checked and were asked to clean up at a hand washing station or take a generous pump of hand sanitizer.

Anyone with a high temperature would be asked not to enter the workplace.

Local 10 Newsā€™ Saira Anwer watched as staff in medical garb scanned foreheads and placed green wristbands on people who had already been checked and cleared for re-entry into their workplace.


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